One after another, the burly men tumbled to the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
“Ouch, damn it! Which bastard landed on top of me?!”
“That hurts like hell!”
“Who the hell opened the door all of a sudden?!”
“Who are you calling ‘hell,’ huh?”
Ge Sang’s sinister voice sounded from above.
“Of course it’s your da—”
The man who spoke looked up and immediately saw Ge Sang’s dark expression.
He quickly corrected himself.
“…Boss. Slip of the tongue… just a slip of the tongue.”
Then his gaze shifted behind Ge Sang.
A tiny figure was peeking out from behind Cheng Fifteen.
His pupils instantly widened.
“Holy shit, a hatchling!”
He immediately slapped himself across the face.
Damn it.
What had he just said in front of a hatchling?!
He wished he could go back one minute and slap his past self to death.
Watching the uncle slap himself, Lin Suisui couldn’t help but think that Daddy’s friends all seemed… not particularly bright.
Cheng Fifteen rubbed his forehead helplessly.
Ge Sang viciously kicked several of them.
“Get up. All of you. What kind of disgraceful appearance is this?”
The men immediately scrambled to their feet like obedient quails.
“Boss.”
Several of them couldn’t stop glancing toward Lin Suisui.
It really was a hatchling.
The group exchanged looks.
“She’s so tiny. She’s not even as tall as my calf.”
“She’s hiding behind Cheng Blackheart. Did we scare her?”
“Her skin is so fair, and her cheeks look so soft.”
The speaker exaggerated his lip movements.
“If you poked her, there’d probably be a little dimple.”
The more they talked, the more eager they became.
“Why are you all still standing here? Get out.”
Ge Sang coldly observed their silent communication.
Did they really think he didn’t know what they were thinking?
Not a chance.
He hadn’t even gotten to touch the hatchling himself yet!
Under Ge Sang’s threatening stare, the men reluctantly looked at Lin Suisui a few more times before unwillingly leaving.
Their eyes accused Ge Sang of being incredibly stingy.
Once everyone had gone, Lin Suisui finally dared to stick half her body out.
The people in this world were all so tall.
Comparing their heights to hers, Lin Suisui suddenly became worried about her neck in the future.
Cheng Fifteen laughed at her adorable movements.
“Were you frightened?”
Lin Suisui shook her head.
She could tell those people meant her no harm.
Cheng Fifteen gently stroked her soft hair and smiled.
Pushing up his glasses, he thought that although the hatchling hadn’t been frightened, those men had behaved far too roughly.
They might set a bad example for her.
They needed some proper discipline.
Meanwhile, the men who had left suddenly shivered.
A chill ran down their spines.
The group exchanged confused looks.
That feeling…
It was as if something terrifying had set its sights on them.
…
“In a few days, I’ll be making a trip to S City.”
“I’ll contact the Hatchling Protection Association and send her away.”
Hei Yun abruptly raised his head.
“No… no separation. Not leaving.”
One of the subordinates quickly spoke up after hearing that the hatchling would be sent away after they’d only met her once.
“Why, Boss? We can take good care of the little hatchling too.”
“Boss, me! Me! Me!”
“I’ve raised thirty clucking chickens before. I can definitely raise a hatchling into a healthy, chubby little girl.”
Hei Yun stared directly at Ge Sang.
His fists clenched tightly.
Ge Sang met his gaze and calmly said,
“Haven’t you noticed that this hatchling is different from other hatchlings?”
Six hundred years ago, after the virus outbreak, humanity not only overcame the disaster but also underwent genetic changes.
Human genes merged with those of mutated plants and animals, creating the current Beastkin and Plant-type humans.
Only Beastkin were born from eggs.
However, after centuries of natural selection, human genetics continued to strengthen.
Children born from both groups would emerge directly in human form and reveal their attributes half a month after birth.
Only Beastkin who suffered malnutrition during gestation were born as eggs.
But perhaps due to genetic enhancement, even newborn hatchlings possessed extremely strong aggression.
Other than their parents, anyone who approached them risked being scratched by sharp claws.
As they grew older, destroying furniture was considered normal behavior.
By the age of five or six, some children had even blown up their homes when their parents weren’t paying attention.
But Lin Suisui was different.
Ge Sang had never seen a hatchling like her.
She had no sharp edges.
No dangerous claws.
Just a tiny, soft little bundle that constantly filled him with worry.
The moment she looked up at someone, she inspired nothing but tenderness.
“She’s like a cloud.”
“No sharp claws.”
“And honestly, I’ve never seen a hatchling so small.”
Ge Sang’s voice grew serious.
“Do you all not know what kind of place the slums are?”
“Do I really need to remind you why we came here in the first place?”
His words settled the matter.
“This place isn’t suitable for a hatchling.”
“She won’t survive here.”
Everyone lowered their heads dejectedly.
They knew Ge Sang was right.
Hei Yun remained silent.
The muscles throughout his body tightened.
Veins bulged along his arms.
Ge Sang sighed and patted his shoulder.
“Spend the next few days with her while you still can.”
A chorus of sighs immediately sounded around the room.
“I haven’t even had a proper chance to look at the little hatchling yet.”
“Her eyes are so big and bright. I’ve never seen eyes that bright before.”
“What a shame.”
“We won’t get to see her anymore.”
“Outside… abandoned… alone.”
A somewhat hoarse voice suddenly broke the silence.
Hei Yun lowered his head.
He had found Lin Suisui outside.
A lonely egg had been abandoned in the wilderness.
Covered in dust.
Its shell cold.
Its heartbeat so weak it seemed ready to stop at any moment.
It had felt as though the little life inside might disappear in the next second.
He brought the egg home.
He cared for it with all his attention.
Only half a month later did the white egg finally begin to move.
Hei Yun couldn’t understand many complicated things.
But he knew one thing.
The hatchling had been abandoned.
She had been abandoned in the slums.
He had found her.
He would stay with her forever.
So why did they want to send her away now?
He would protect his little hatchling with his life.
Stubbornly, Hei Yun added,
“Little hatchling… mine.”
“Corruption… I’ll kill.”
He would never allow those dark creatures to harm his hatchling.
Not even a little.
Ge Sang sighed again.
This stubborn fool was truly difficult to deal with once he made up his mind.
The situation was probably not that simple.
Over the last hundred years, humanity’s fertility rate had steadily declined.
The hatchling birth rate had plummeted.
Out of a population of five billion, fewer than ten thousand hatchlings were born.
Blue Star’s hatchling protection laws were extremely strict.
Especially now, when hatchlings were becoming increasingly rare.
The moment a hatchling was born, they attracted everyone’s attention.
Every hatchling grew up under the hopes and expectations of countless people.
Each hatchling was registered in the database immediately after birth.
Abandoning a hatchling was punishable by execution and condemned by society.
The people of Central City would never tolerate such a thing.
Even if Ge Sang didn’t report it, Central City would eventually send people to investigate.
And when that happened, the situation would become even more troublesome.
“This matter is settled.”
Hei Yun’s eyes flickered.
If the hatchling absolutely had to leave…
Then he would leave with her.